Stadium Australia

Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium
Former names	Telstra Stadium (2002–2007)
Location	Sydney, Australia
Coordinates	33°50′50″S 151°3′48″E / 33.84722°S 151.06333°ECoordinates: 33°50′50″S 151°3′48″E / 33.84722°S 151.06333°E
Owner	Stadium Australia Group
Operator	Stadium Australia Group
Capacity	82,500 (Oval) ; 84,000 (Rectangle) ; 110,000 (2000 Summer Olympics)
Field size	170m x 128m (Oval)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	September 1996
Opened	6 March 1999
Construction cost	A$ 690 million
Tenants
	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (NRL) (1999–present); New South Wales Blues (State of Origin) (1999–present); Sydney Swans (AFL) (2001–present); 2000 Summer Olympics; Wests Tigers (NRL) (2005–2008); South Sydney Rabbitohs (NRL) (2006–present); New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) (2009–present); St George Illawarra Dragons (NRL) (2008); New South Wales Blues (Twenty20 Big Bash) (2008–2011); Sydney Thunder (Big Bash League) (2012); GWS Giants (AFL) (2012–present)
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Stadium Australia, known for sponsorship reasons as Accor Stadium, formerly ANZ Stadium & Telstra Stadium, is a sports stadium in Sydney, Australia. The 2000 Summer Olympics took place there. Now it is used for many other sports, like rugby and Aussie Rules. The stadium opened in March 1999.

In 2002, the stadium was named after the sponsor Telstra. 1 January 2008 it was renamed the ANZ Stadium. In 2021 it was renamed again to Accor Stadium following a sponsorship deal with Accor the largest hotel chain in Australia. Accor operate hotels adjacent to the stadium under the brands Pullman, Novotel, Ibis & Ibis Budget all located within the Olympic Park prescient. As part of the deal, a number of upgrades were completed including a new large screen running the length of one side of the stadium ^[2]

As "Stadium Australia", the name was sometimes confused with the Sydney Football Stadium, which was formerly known as Aussie Stadium.

Stadium Australia Media

A rugby league match was the stadium's first event, and has since become the venue's predominant sport, hosting the annual NRL Grand Final since the 1999 edition (pictured).
During the 2000 Summer Olympics, the stadium primarily hosted track and field athletics events.
The main entrance to the stadium
A play-off against Uruguay held at Stadium Australia concluded with a penalty shootout that saw John Aloisi kick the goal (pictured) that sent Australia to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
An aerial view of the stadium
The stadium's first ever international cricket match, a Twenty20 International between Australia and India (pictured), took place in February 2012.
The stadium has hosted one of the three annual State of Origin games since the 1999 series.
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup final (pictured) was held at Stadium Australia, along with six other matches during the tournament.
Two Adele Live 2017 concerts took place at Stadium Australia in March 2017. The second concert on 11 March (pictured) set the venue's post-reconfiguration attendance record of 98,364.